Horse-collar



(No-Model.)

.50.BL00K.

BORSE COLLAR. V No. 542,218. Patented July 2,1895.

Usirrnn .Sterns Partnr Cerros.

CARL BLOCK, `OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO THE HAMELESS COLLARCOMPANY, OF MISSOURI.

HORSE-COLLAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,218, dated July 2',1895.

Application tiled August 16. 1894- Serial No. 520,439. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom, t may concern: and the outer openings allowing thegreatest Be it-known that I, CARL BLOCK, of the city width of collar,thereby making the upper end of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri,have inof the collar adaptable for different animals. venteda certainnew and useful Improvement Secured to the lower ends of the sections2 5in Horse-Collars, ot' which the following is a and 3 are tubular pieces9, that tit within 55 full, clear, and exact description,referencebelocking-sections l0. The pieces 9 carry pins ing had to theaccompanying drawings, form- 1l, held forward by coiled springs 12, andin ing part ofV this specitication. the locking-sections are openings13, in which My invention relates to an improvementin the pins, 11 areadapted to engage. There' 1o that class of horse-collars that combinecollar may be any desired number of the openings 6o and haines in one,the two sections of the coly 13 into which the pins may it, thisarrangelar being suitably hinged together at the top, me'nt'beingprovided for the purpose of allowand provided with a lock that securesthe ing the width of the lower end of the collar lower ends of thesections; and nlyinvention to be enlarged or lessened to accommodate iti5 consists in features of novelty hereinafter to the shoulders ot'different horses.` 63

fully described, and pointed out'in the claim. Thelocking-sections 10are coupled together Figure I is a front view of the nished colby aspring-pin 14, carrying a spring 14a, that ]ar. Fig. II is a front viewof the harnes poris titted to one ot the sections and is arranged tionsof the collar. Fig. III is a rear view of to be raised, so that when thetwo sections are zo the device, as shown in Fig. II. Fig. IV is abrought together,'the pin springs through an 7c front elevation of thelock. Fig. V is a lonopening in a projection 15 on the oppositegitudinal section through the lock, taken on section, and from whichsaid spring-pin is reline V V, Fig. IV. Fig. VI is a cross-sectionleased by retracting it when it is desired to taken on line VI VI, Fig.IV. Fig. VII is a remove the collar.

25 cross-section taken on line VII VII, Fig. IV. In Figs. I, II, IV, VI,and IX,I have shown 75 Fig. VIII is a front elevation of the lock withthe spring-pin 14 provided with a finger-piece aloop on the upper end ofthe lock-pin. Fig. 16 in the front ot the locking-sections, and in IX isa similar view to Fig. VIII, with a ringv Fig. VIII, I have shown itwith a loop 17 on secured to the front of the lock. Fig. X is a itsupper end, by which it may be retracted.

3o similar view to Fig. VIII, with a loop on the l18 are straps securedto the rear of the sec- 8o lower edge of the lock. tions 2 and 3 for thepurpose of strengthen- Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the ingthe upper ends of'said sections. finished collar, and 2 and 3 representthe two 19 are plates into which the terrets 19a are sections that formthe haines, and which I screwed on, passing from the front of the sec-35 preferably construct of wood,but which may tions 2 and 3, and 20 areplates into which the 85 be of any other suitable material embodyingscrews 21 that hold the draft-pieces 22 are in strength and lightness ofweight.v The secserted. tions are connected at their upper ends by a InFig. IX is shown a ring 23 on the locksuitable hinge 4, having its twoparts joined ing-section, and in Fig. X a loop 2l, to either 4o by a pin5, whose ends serve the additional of which the collar-holding strap maybe se- 9o service of holding a pad 6. (See Fig. I.) The cured. hinge iscomposed of thin metal plates, formed In nishing the collar, thesections 2 and 3 with ribs 7, for the purpose of aording are coveredwith leather, and any suitable strength. 8 is a loop to which theback-band stuffing is inserted.

'45 of the harness may be secured. 25 is a thin metalstrip, secured tothe face 95 To allow'of adjustment of the upper end of of the collar, togive finish to the appearance the collar, I provide a number of openings4 cf the collar. in the hinge 4, through either of which open- I claimas my invention.- ings screws 4b are inserted into the collar, the Ahorse collar comprising two sections 2, 3, 5o inner openings allowing ofthe lesser width forming the haines, means forhingingthesecloo tionstogether at the top, the tubular pieces 9 secured to the lower ends ofthe sections, having pins 11, the coiled springs 12 pressing the pinsforward, the locking sections 10, within which the tubular pieces fit,having a series oit' openings 13, with which the pins engage, lockingpin 14 carrying ,a spring 14@l and securing the sections together, andmeans for i'etracting the locking pin, substantially as described.

` CARL BLOCK. In presence of- C. G. EDWARDS, G. BEBERSOLE.

